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<<Update: It looks like A&M Grill closed for good in the summer of 2011.>>

There's nothing like the smell of barbecue in the morning! Unfortunately, I don't think our pork was cooked fresh today. It was good, but outshined by the pups, slaw, and other fresh sides on the menu.

MAIN FARE:

Chopped - Finely chopped with a good mix of meat. Nice flavors here, although the texture was a bit mushy.

Sliced - Chunks that pull into long strings of meat. Pink smoke ring is evident. Good flavor with a little chew. The darker meat is rich, and almost velvety in texture. Very good.

Baby Back Ribs - Meat is falling off the bones. Not quite as smoky as the pork, and covered with a bold "Heinz 57-ish" sauce.

Atmosphere is outstanding, and the pork is just behind. This place is built solid, and serving up an honest plate of 'Q.

MAIN FARE:

Pork - This is good stuff. Moist & flavorful. A bit salty, but it brings out the flavors. Very Good.

Beef - Recommended by a fellow that we also saw at Skylight. Good.

Meat is chopped and sauced/dipped in the kitchen. Dip is brownish and has more substance than others seen today. It also has a nice spice to it. Table dip has red wine vinegar... similar to Skylight (and different than the dip coming from the kitchen).

The atmosphere here is an amazing, historically accurate rendition of traditional east NC barbecue. Kudos to the Jones family for sticking to their guns and preserving the traditional methods and process.

MAIN FARE:

Pork - Good, mixed meat (light & dark). Moistened, but not "wet". Flavorful. Skin/cracklins are also mixed in with the pork, and we find three types:

Good texture & flavor addition to the meat;

Extremely chewy; or

Crunchy bits that might damage your dental work (watch out for these)!